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Workcamp Details

Let's rebuild the old "Fort de Jouy"

Camp code:

FR-SCI 12.1

Country:

France

Start Date:

06 Jul 2019

End Date:

21 Jul 2019

Topic:

12: Art, culture and local history

Work Types:

Cultural heritage / Manual / Restoration, renovation

Number of volunteers:

12

Number of places still available:

9

Free places last update:

21 Feb 2019

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

18 - 99

Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:

0.00

Required Language:

English

Spoken Language:

English

Description: The "Fort de Jouy sous les Côtes" is a former military castle built in 1885 in Géville, a village located in Lorraine. The association, "Friends of the Fort de Jouy" have dedicated many years to perserving and restoring this historic monument.

Type of Work: The volunteers will work to restore this castle with local French volunteers by conducting various tasks such as masonry, painting, and maintenance work. The tasks can be hard and physical at times so volunteers should be prepared to work!

Study Theme: Restoring and preserving a national monument to provide the local population with access to their heritage and history.

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay inside the site’s fort on beds and mattresses, please, however, bring a WARM sleeping bad as it can get very cold at night even in July!
The accommodation is very basic with mainly Squat toilet!

Language: English will be the camp language but local volunteers might speak mainly french

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